Startup Visa Program Timeline

[Alshammat]

Please is it one of those : 1- North Forge Technology Exchange 2- Platform Calgary 3- The DMZ 4- ventureLAB Innovation Centre 5-VIATEC 6- Waterloo Accelerator Centre 7- Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate Niagara 8-Innovation Factory 9- Genesis

Unfortunately it is non of this names, hence does this mean that we are non-priority ?

 

[Fiat@fifo]

Unfortunately it is non of this names, hence does this mean that we are non-priority ?

Unfortunately, it is highly likely that the answer is yes. I anticipated this outcome, as applications submitted since 2021 under the priority stream have either received a decision or are currently undergoing the security stage, particularly if they require comprehensive processing.

 

[Alshammat]

So this means, those application who are non priority will be kept on hold for unknown period?

 

[Fiat@fifo]

So this means, those application who are non priority will be kept on hold for unknown period?

Not unknown period, it will be on hold till finalizing priority.

 

[K Shah]

Not unknown period, it will be on hold till finalizing priority.

Dear Fiat@fifo thank you for being so active and helpful on this platform. I think this priority status has been introduced some where in the mid 2023 so IRCC ideally shouldn't have applied this priority condition to the complete applications uploaded before this change was introduced, because the applicants before this were not having the option and awareness to choose between the priority or non-priority DO's. But you said right in one of your earlier posts that we don't have any advocate body and neither we are taking the collective initiative. We can bring some genuine points to their notice by collaboratively preparing and suggesting some way outs to bail out of this deadlock.

 

[Fiat@fifo]

Dear Fiat@fifo thank you for being so active and helpful on this platform. I think this priority status has been introduced some where in the mid 2023 so IRCC ideally shouldn't have applied this priority condition to the complete applications uploaded before this change was introduced, because the applicants before this were not having the option and awareness to choose between the priority or non-priority DO's. But you said right in one of your earlier posts that we don't have any advocate body and neither we are taking the collective initiative. We can bring some genuine points to their notice by collaboratively preparing and suggesting some way outs to bail out of this deadlock.

Dear K Shah,

Thank you for your thoughtful response. Logically, you make a valid point regarding the introduction of the priority status in (April 2024) and how it should not retroactively affect complete applications submitted prior to this change. However, unfortunately, in practice, it appears that both old and new applicants are being impacted by this system.

Looking back at Canada's history, we remember how tens of thousands of applicants were canceled in 2012 and 2014, which has understandably created anxiety about similar outcomes, especially with the passage of Bill C-12 on the horizon.

I agree that collaboration is essential in bringing these concerns to the attention of the relevant authorities, and I hope we can work together to propose constructive solutions.

 

[Alshammat]

Dear Fiat@fifo thank you for being so active and helpful on this platform. I think this priority status has been introduced some where in the mid 2023 so IRCC ideally shouldn't have applied this priority condition to the complete applications uploaded before this change was introduced, because the applicants before this were not having the option and awareness to choose between the priority or non-priority DO's. But you said right in one of your earlier posts that we don't have any advocate body and neither we are taking the collective initiative. We can bring some genuine points to their notice by collaboratively preparing and suggesting some way outs to bail out of this deadlock.

I like too much this suggestion and happy to work together and support each other. Do you have any plan?